kě​yán

can be said

  • created sense approved 可言 · kě​yán · can be said — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可言

    kě​yán

    can be said

    can be expressed in words; often used in rhetorical questions to mean "beyond words" or "unspeakable"

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say

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  • created sense approved 可言 · kě​yán · worth mentioning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可言

    kě​yán

    worth mentioning

    (literary) worth talking about or having a point worthy of discussion

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say

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  • created sense approved 可言 · kě​yán · to speak of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可言

    kě​yán

    to speak of

    used in the structure [[无|無|wu2]] ... [[可言|可言|ke3 yan2]] (no ... to speak of) to indicate a complete absence of a quality

    可 (literal) → 可 · kě · worth 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say

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